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03-21-2016, 12:47 PM
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Slide Out Awning
Has anyone added a roll up awning to the slide out.?
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03-21-2016, 12:52 PM
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Senior Member
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Slide toppers are on my MUST have list for sometime.
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03-21-2016, 12:52 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
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Mine came with the camper. Good investment and should not be to hard to install. Later RJD
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03-21-2016, 01:00 PM
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(Dry Huunday)
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I installed mine. Bought it from Carefree of Colorado. A pretty simple two person install (mainly due to the length)!
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03-21-2016, 01:26 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: Mile Hi City
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave53
Has anyone added a roll up awning to the slide out.?
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If you are even slightly mechanically inclined, you can do it yourself much cheaper than the dealer. I found brackets on Ebay for the Dometic series for $39 and ordered the topper from AmericanRV. It should save you a couple hundred bucks or more.
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03-21-2016, 03:37 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
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Yep, added a slide topper after our first year of ownership.
So glad we did and will never have another RV without one.
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03-21-2016, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Waynesville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave53
Has anyone added a roll up awning to the slide out.?
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Is this a "Trick Question"? I see most have answered about a "Slide Topper" but you are asking about a "Awning to the Slide",and Yes I have seen Awning on a Slide! They make more room under a Awning than a Awning OVER the Top of a Slide! Open Road units have those Useless Awning over there Slides!  Youroo!!
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03-21-2016, 03:56 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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My 8529IKBS has both... awning toppers and a slide awning. (AKA Patio Awning)
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03-21-2016, 04:07 PM
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Location: Waynesville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 5picker
My 8529IKBS has both... awning toppers and a slide awning. (AKA Patio Awning)
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Picker,is Patio awning tall enough to walk under,without hitting you head?  Youroo!!
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03-21-2016, 04:48 PM
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Member
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Location: Missouri
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What do you do if there is high winds? Will the awning hold up or do you have to put the slide in? Thought about getting one until I thought about wind problems.
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03-21-2016, 05:03 PM
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Senior Member
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Location: London, Kentucky
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Youroo my slider awning is tall enough for me at 6'4" to stand under. However, the support arms are KILLERS. We like to put a picnic table under ours and I have several knots on my head from running headlong into those arms.
Travel safe
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03-21-2016, 09:51 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by youroo
Picker,is Patio awning tall enough to walk under,without hitting you head? Youroo!! |
Yep, plenty high enough to walk under.
If you drop the awning arms down, they are somewhat low but no more so than the old manual awnings.
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03-21-2016, 09:57 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wz3mo
What do you do if there is high winds? Will the awning hold up or do you have to put the slide in? Thought about getting one until I thought about wind problems.
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Awning hold down poles & brackets from TURBS or OC solves that problem!
Have them for both the main awning and the slide awning but if the winds get too high, the awnings should be retracted anyway.
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F&AM Lodge 358 Somerset, PA - JAFFA Shrine - Altoona, PA
Days Camped ☼ '19=118 ☼ '20=116 ☼ '21=123 ☼ '22=134 ☼ '23=118☼ '24=90
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03-22-2016, 08:08 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
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I meant slide topper
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03-29-2016, 05:31 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2016
Location: Greenfield, IN
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I had a slide topper added at the dealership when we bought our 315BHK a couple weeks ago. When I was at the Vibe factory yesterday, the service techs were commenting on how good it is to have a slide topper. Even noticed the dealer forgot something on the install and told me how to fix it!
To me, having it just makes sense. Keeps that slide roof clean.
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